Official UK procurement notice
Cranbrook-Monkerton District Heating Interconnector - Pipeline Design/Construction and/or Operation and Maintenance
Authority: East Devon District Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionConstruction and fit-out of a Heat Transfer Station (circa 23MW capacity) on an EfW site
comprising District Heating pumps, construction of a 7.5 km heat transmission main and
supply and installation of 2 no heat transfer interfaces in East Devon.
The project is to connect the existing and yet to be developed parts of the
Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton heat networks to a low carbon heat source at Hill Barton
Business Park. When completed the project will provide low carbon heat to some 12,000
homes from an Energy from Waste plant which is currently under development. The
Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton networks are designed to supply 3,500 homes and 1.4m
sq ft of commercial space and 4,600 homes and 800k sq ft of commercial space
respectively. The connection project will enable the bulk supply of heat to both networks.
The interconnector will also support the planned expansion of the Cranbrook new town to
circa 8,000 homes through enabling the delivery of a Future Homes Standard and Future
Buildings Standard compliant energy solution.
The contract will be split into two Lots:
- Lot 1 - Design and Build/Construction Package
- Lot 2 - Operation and Maintenance
Bidders will be able to bid for one or more Lots but are not obliged in any way to bid for both.
CPV: Construction work · Gas pipelines · Pipelines
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£30,000,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Design and Build/Construction PackagePublished value£25,000,000
- Construction and fit-out of a Heat Transfer Station (circa 23MW capacity) on an EfW site
comprising District Heating pumps
- Construction of a 7.5 km heat transmission main (maximum diameter 350 mm)
- Installation will involve a mixture of rural roads, farmland and public highway
- Tunnelling (currently proposed method is pipe jacking) required under dual carriageway and in proximity to operational airport
- A pipe bridge over the River Clyst
- Supply and installation of 2 no heat transfer interfaces:
- Science Park, requiring separate plant room enclosure adjacent to existing substation
- Cranbrook/Skypark: within existing 3rd party energy centre
Lot #2Operation and MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
- Operation, maintenance and inspections of the constructed pipeline
- Operation, maintenance and inspections of heat transfer station
- Contractors will be responsible for service, maintenance, repair, replacement and inspection of all plant and equipment included in this package
This contract will be offered as an initial 5 year contract, with 2 extensions of 3 years and 2 years respectively.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jul 2022, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
- Authority reference
DN617266- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011691- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0353efFind a Tender
Publisher note: The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Oct 2022 → 5 May 2023 · 3 dates- Next notice expected10 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published24 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
- Submission deadline5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2023- Published value published: £30,000,00023 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT
- Status changed to active23 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST23 Feb 2023, 15:14 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate · V.2.2 | 5 May 2023 | 12 May 2023 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria